Philippe Mestre

Philippe Mestre
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office 29 March 1993 – 18 May 1995
President	François Mitterrand
Prime Minister	Édouard Balladur
Preceded by	Louis Mexandeau
Succeeded by	Pierre Pasquini
Member of the National Assembly
In office 6 June 1988 – 1 May 1993
Succeeded by	Léon Aimé
Constituency	Vendée 2
In office 2 July 1981 – 14 May 1988
Constituency	Vendée
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-23)23 August 1927 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, Vendée, France
Died	25 April 2017(2017-04-25) (aged 89) Paris, France
Political party	UDF
Occupation	Prefect

Philippe Mestre (23 August 1927 – 25 April 2017) was a French high-ranking civil servant, media executive and politician. He was the prefect of Gers, Lower Normandy, Calvados, Pays de la Loire and Loire-Atlantique. He was the chief executive of Presse-Océan from 1981 to 1993. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1993, representing Vendée. He was the Minister of Veteran Affairs and War Victims from 1993 to 1995. He was a commander of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the National Order of Merit.